Ford's new C-MAX car. Ford says it will come in two versions - a standard hybrid and a plug-in hybrid.

Ford Motor Company

Not to be outdone by GM and Nissan, Ford Motor Company says it is delivering on a promise to make more small, fuel-efficient cars for consumers.

At the North American International Auto Show today, the company is showcasing 10 new "C-segment" cars. The company says the vehicles are "fuel efficient smaller cars that people really want."

Three of these cars will have big batteries in them:

The Ford Focus Electric

The Ford C-MAX Energi

The Ford C-MAX Hybrid

Ford says they'll start producing these cars in late 2011 at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, MI.

The Focus Electric is Ford's first "fuel-free" passenger car. They expect to deliver the electric Focus to consumers by the end of this year.

The company says the Focus Electric will travel 100 miles on a charge and will recharge in half the time of the all electric Nissan Leaf. They also say the Focus electric will offer a "mile-per-gallon equivalent better than the Chevrolet Volt and competitive with other battery electric vehicles."